Research has demonstrated that people who know others are praying for them suffer more complications than those who think something else.
"Prayers offered by strangers had no effect on the recovery of people who were undergoing heart surgery, a large and long-awaited study has found.
And patients who knew they were being prayed for had a higher rate of post-operative complications like abnormal heart rhythms, perhaps because of the expectations the prayers created, the researchers suggested. "
YES I COPIED IT FROM SOMEONE
2007-11-26 07:54:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/31/health/31pray.html
2007-11-26 07:59:29 · update #1
I have actually seen studies that show the opposite. A few of them actually. There is usually at least one very year in a national newspaper.
2007-11-26 07:58:31 · answer #1 · answered by plastik punk -Bottom Contributor 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They feel like they don't have to work as hard at their recovery because "God" is going to take care of them. That is the only explanation I can think of. You should probably have more info about your source before posting this question.
After reading: What is amazing is they spent 2.3 million to do this study and it doesn't make a difference. It's not like people are going to stop praying because of this. How many hungry families could they have fed....
2007-11-26 07:59:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who can study the prayers that actually pleased the Lord?
these could've been prayers from unsaved people for all we know, in which case would make those prayers blasphemy. just because someone says they can pray doesn't mean they know how to put power in it.
plus, do you think God's intents are swayed by enough prayer??? who can contrevert God's will? sometimes God requires a little suffering. He doesn't use anything until it has been broken. how can they be called servants when they haven't been broken over their sin?
2007-11-26 08:06:46 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would ike a reference. I have heard all kinds of stories about being prayed for and praying affecting outcomes, both positively and negatively. I think it is impossible to limit the study to that one variable being the outcome factor, imho.
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2007-11-26 07:58:27 · answer #4 · answered by athanasius was right 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Scientists don't know a lot. Prayer can help and sometimes prayer doesn't help. It depends on how strong the person's faith is in God.
2007-11-26 08:00:11 · answer #5 · answered by wolfkarew 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
why are we not assuming that God only intended for them life after complications and not complete recovery with no problems? God doesn't always give us exactly what we asked for. this is a question better left to God and one day we will all get a chance to get our questions answered...
2007-11-26 08:00:47 · answer #6 · answered by Jeanette 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
thats interesting stuff......
personally, i think it may be correct about the expectations thing.... but i will say this,,,, and no im not christian or an athiest,,,, a few prayers cant hurt in a bad situation.
2007-11-26 07:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by missychicken2004 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Prayer must always be accompanied by FAITH. Without it , it is dead prayer. Who knows what their faith level was like. You can't research that!
2007-11-26 08:05:32 · answer #8 · answered by Faith rocks! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
believe anything you want- I know when my hubby has been in the hospital many, many times, I am SO thankful that we were prayed for- even though his health is still not perfect, I know God saved His life many times over
2007-11-26 07:58:19 · answer #9 · answered by AdoreHim 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Show me the paperwork
2007-11-26 07:57:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋